Gratifying clients is often considered as the most essential facet of a consultancy business. Most consultancies focus on acquiring big names as their clients while very few aim to serve the SME segment. Having identified this void in the industry Lalit Khanna incorporated SL Consultants with a motive to serve SMEs (100 cr to 2000 cr annual turnover) with quality consulting solutions. “S stands for strategy and L stands for Leadership. So we are a strategy leadership consultancy delivering high-end results to companies at affordable price solutions. SL Consultants is also empanelled with UTI infrastructure technology & services Ltd., a Govt. of India company.

Working with multiple industries including manufacturers, commercial brands, technical companies, MNCs and many more the enterprise has set a trademark in the segment

Operating from the capital of the country, Delhi, the company has been serving its clients since 2009 and has steadily grown into a stupendous solution provider for the small & mid scale businesses across varied industries. Apposite planning and proper execution of the plan motivates his clients to know their company better and work accordingly to meet there business objectives within their working sphere. “There are two factors circling the corporate activities. One is external factor and the other is internal factor,” he adds. Defining these factors he mentions sales, marketing, product development, communication and customer care falling under the external factors while supply chain, order management, logistics, internal system processing, etc are categorized under the internal factors. “If any of the factors are not complimenting each other, then a pause takes place in sales which affects the profitability of the organization,” expounds Lalit. Focusing on the profit quotient of its clients’ organization the consultancy provides support to different areas of expertise including human resource management systems, supply chain, channel partner productivity, ERP Business solutions, marketing strategy support, modern trade techniques, market research services and many more.

Confronting Obstacles
Talking about the initial days of challenges he faced, Lalit informs, “Our aim was to serve the mid-sized companies that rarely used to hire consultants for support. Thus, there were very few competitors in the market six years back but it was a challenge for us to educate and guide them through the correct path since they were completely unaware of consultation.” However, the company’s clients had no benchmark to compare their services with any other consultants in the market due to the existence of limited players and eventually it acted as a boon to his team. “It was a hard task for us to convince the clients since they had no prior idea about how a consultancy works and as a consequence they used to take a lot of time to decide, especially when they had to invest,” he informs.

Current State and Future Prospects
SL consultants hard work and patience helped them earn clients from varied sectors such as, Akums Pharmaceuticals, Aerobok (Aqualite) shoes, Lancer Shoes, ICL, Plaza Wires, EON Electric, Indag Rubber, Virgo Laminates, Window Magic, Raipur Power & Steel and many more. While working with the biggies from the industry, the company is now flourishing at a faster pace and is planning to take hold in different cities such as Bangalore, Mumbai, Kolkatta and Hyderabad. Almost nineteen employees putting their effort to gain success, the company is aiming to increase the number in the near future and also aspires to be one among the top players.